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16 U.S.C. § 481 — Use of waters
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People can use water inside national forests for home use, mining, milling, or irrigation. This use must follow the laws of the state where the forest sits, or federal laws and rules.
All water located within the boundaries of national forests may be used for domestic purposes, mining, milling, or irrigation. This use must follow the laws of the state where the national forest is located, or it must follow the laws of the United States and the rules and regulations set up under those laws.
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All waters within the boundaries of national forests may be used for domestic, mining, milling, or irrigation purposes, under the laws of the State wherein such national forests are situated, or under the laws of the United States and the rules and regulations established thereunder.
Source credit: (June 4, 1897, ch. 2, § 1, 30 Stat. 36.)
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- 1897Enacted · Act of June 4, 1897, ch. 2 · 30 Stat. 36
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 2 on 1897-06-04.
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